Covington Hall is named after H. Douglas Covington, a native of Winston-Salem, who served as WSSU’s chancellor from 1977-84. As chancellor, he raised funds for student scholarships and strengthened the WSSU nursing program. Covington Hall is co-ed, living and learning community building and is designed with multiple common areas to encourage student interaction, academic activities, and co-curricular events.
Room Configurations
Covington Hall has five floors of double-occupancy rooms. On average, the rooms are 11’-7” x 17’-2”. The bathrooms are traditional style. Each student has a leaflet desk, chest of drawers, an armoire, and a twin loftable XL bed. Each room is provided with a mini-fridge for roommates to share. Microwaves will be available in community common areas for residents’ use. As a consequence, residents cannot bring personal mini-fridges or microwaves to Covington Hall.
Facility Overview
- Number of floors: 5
- Number of rooms: 141
- Capacity: 291
- Elevator: Yes
- Pods with community style bathrooms: 7
- Community common areas including an Academic Resource Center - 7
- Air Conditioning: Yes
- Community kitchen: Yes
- Recreation room: Yes
- Laundry Facilities: Yes
Campus Location
- North: Cromartie Street
- South: Gaines Gym
- West: Coltrane Hall
- East: Intramural field
